Due to the remote location of Mt. Asgard (in the Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island) and the extreme nature of our expedition some careful forward planning is required.
During the summer months the snow and ice melts from the approach valleys which turn to soft tundra meaning each person can only carry a 25kg pack at the most (that's still pretty heavy!). With this weight limitation it's 3 or 4 days hike to reach Mt. Asgard from the drop off point (we get dropped off by chartered local fishermen at the valley inlet). However a 4 week expedition of 6 people, where up to two weeks maybe spent on the wall, is going to require a bit more than 25kg per person.
That's why we've sent 600 kgs of equipment and supplies ahead of us as it can be fired up the valley to Mt. Asgard in a day via skidoo during the winter months.
5 massive haul bags and 11 barrels were collected from the front door of Leo's cottage in rural lakeland delivered to our Eskimo friend's Igloo in the Arctic. Next time we see this lot, Mount Asgard will be in the background, as long as the polar bears don't get it!
(That would really take the edge off the trip if we got there only to find a team of polar bears had nicked the equipment and already climbed the route....
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